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Another Ar Tonelico 2 review~
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/review/R121207.html
I do realize it's a bit long.... but there's not much I can cut =/
Comments, anything are welcome.
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1/2/2008, 8:13 am
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Re: Another Ar Tonelico 2 review~
Questions/Comments:
1. How often can you Dualstall? Do the grathnodes aquired in the previous bath remain with the reyvateil after getting new ones? Basically, is there a limit to the # of crystals they can have at one time?
2. Does one have to level up harmonics to use the better skills for the frontline crew?
3. It kinda sucks that they took out jumping. I guess that means that there aren't too many secret places/hidden rooms as craftily placed as before.
4. Are there dungeon maps?
5. Item crafting sounds like a weak version of AI1's system...any good ways to make cash?
6. There is romance? You mean Chroah isn't dense as a block of lead like Lyner? Cool.
7. Anybody got a video of the Phantasmagoria Song Magic?
Excellent review btw.
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1/3/2008, 6:25 am
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Re: Another Ar Tonelico 2 review~
1. As many times as you wish, and yes you keep your crystals for resuse. The number of crystals is 3 per girl. So if you only have 2 you have a max 6, if 3 then you have a max of 9.
2. Yes, the more you increase the harmonics, the more you can access your higher level skill, up to EX.
3. You will get use to it
4. Yes like the first AT1
5. It is just like AT1 item crafting but with some back story
6. Yes there is romance and pretty obvious ones as well.
7. Working on it, but will spoil a ton when it does. Of course by request I can get it ready within a day or two.
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1/3/2008, 8:40 am
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Re: Another Ar Tonelico 2 review~
Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. I'm a bit confused about how to strengthen reyvateils in AT2 though. If each RT can only get 3 crystals and they don't level up, how do they increase their stats by a respectable amount? Equipment & Costumes?
About Phantasmagoria song magic -> I already know who is involved with it, so not much is spoiled there. I know who the 3rd RT is, so nothing to worry about there if it involves her. I don't understand Japanese at all, so no spoilers are gonna get into my head that way. Besides that, this game likely won't be localized and available for at least 9 months, so I'll forget any spoilers long before getting the chance to play the game. Of course, thats just me, I don't know about everyone else.
Also, is recrystalizing back or have they cut that out? Oh, and is Ar tonelico song magic the same as in the first game? I know I'm asking tons of questions here, so take your time in answering them. Thanks again for all the info dude!
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1/3/2008, 3:23 pm
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Re: Another Ar Tonelico 2 review~
They level up by the crystals, and you can have up to 9 crystals in the bath if you have the 3 Reyvatails. Mean they can increase stats a bit, but again it is random.
The youtube video has been uploaded, see the thread in the feedback or my review for a link.
The song magics are a bit different the first, as for the recrystalizing I am not sure what you mean.
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Re: Another Ar Tonelico 2 review~
Nah no more recrystalizing whatsoever. There aren't any crystals you can use to put into equipment anymore, and those crystals are only used for dualstall.
The itemcraft is really a very very very weak version of AT1. So far I haven't found any money trick, and there probably isn't one since all items crafted are sold in shops automatically in a limited amount, and the the sale price (selling from you to merchant) is always half or less than the bought price (buying from merchant for yourself).
Phantasmagoria is still super awesome though. I always use it when I can get it (which is almost end of the game anyway so there isn't much chance to use).
And the romance is much better this time. Characters will admit liking each other and stuff, unlike in AT1 where they just "want to be together".
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Re: Another Ar Tonelico 2 review~
SPOILER IN LAST PARAGRAPH
Hmm, sounds to me like a lot of grinding to get money for crystals (and other stuff) is going to be in order. That'll give me tons of fights to use Phantasmagoria, if only to see that sweet animation! 
Heck I used Ar tonelico in every fight I could after getting the number of castings up to 9, just to watch the attack scene...and die laughing at the insane damage it delt.
This game is going to be so much fun when it finally makes it over here! 
Oh, I noticed in the video MaverickHL posted, that right before the attack sequence for Phantasmagoria goes off, the party is just standing there while the song charges, but the indicator at the bottom right isn't going down. Why? Can you really just hang out for a while and let it charge to infinity like that...or is that the time it takes for Shurelia, Aurica & Misha to get the word to fire away? Also I noticed that Chroche's MP ran out before she and Mir/Jakuri were synchronized. How did she keep singing w/o MP?
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Re: Another Ar Tonelico 2 review~
Nah, there's a money glitch in AT2, so I, or I guess it's more sensible to use it instead of farming, since that is boring.
Phantasmagoria is a dual-cast song, and after the reyvateils get into synchronisation and synchronity chain happens, you get like some free time for free whacking, to build up the % more or anything. It applies for all dual-cast songs, not just Phantasmagoria.
Since you can use 2 reyvateils now, the song will be forced to release when BOTH have depleted their mana, if one is depleted, the song will still go on until both are. You can of course control the timing of release of song magic.
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Re: Another Ar Tonelico 2 review~
I hope NISA doesn't fix the money glitch when they localize it. It would suck big time if they did.
Do the RT's auto regenerate MP when not singing, like they do in the first game?
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...and now I realize what the spoiler really is...no biggy, I'll forget that by the time the game is localized. Thanks a ton for the video.
I've been waiting since I first read about that song magic to catch a glimpse of it in action!